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Minutes
June 4, 2003
The Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, in
the second floor conference room of City Hall, at 8 a.m. with the following members present:
Chair Gregory Crinion, Tony Banfield, Sr., Kevin Candee, Maurice Estlinbaum, Brent Goswick,
Gary Harris, Andy Massicott, and Zekie McVeigh. Also present were Council liaison Tracy
Goza, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership liaison Jim Reinhartsen, Chamber of Commerce
President Carol Jones, Planning and Zoning liaison Bob Bertrand.
Also present at the meeting were Lewis May of PageSoutherlandPage, Gwen Griffin and Wendy
Slaton of Griffin Integrated Marketing, and Mayor Kim Brizendine.
Staff members present were Karen Capps and Ron Cox.
Absent from the meeting were James Gerland and Dr. Sandra Mossman.
Call to Order. Chair Crinion called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m. with a quorum
present.
2. Approval of Minutes. Andy Massicott made a motion to approve the minutes of the
meeting of May 7, 2003. Kevin Candee seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
3. Main Street Enhancement Plan Presentation. Lewis May presented the Main Street
Enhancement Plan to the committee. The committee discussed zoning, setbacks, and
how the non-alcohol/dry issue could affect the proposed plans for Main Street.
4. Action regarding the Main Street Enhancement Plan. Following discussion of the
proposed plan, Chair Crinion made a motion that the Community and Economic
Development Committee support the Main Street Enhancement Plan. Maurice
Estlinbaum seconded the motion and it passed unanimously in the committee.
5. CEDC 2002-2003 goals. A progress report was provided on the CEDC's 2002-2003
goals. Chair Crinion asked the committee to review the report in preparation for the
upcoming goal planning retreat.
6. Planning retreat for Economic Development. The committee discussed an Economic
Development Planning Retreat and scheduled the meeting for July 2, 2003. Staff will
coordinate logistics of the retreat.
7. Reports:
a. Communications Program
Griffin Integrated Marketing provided copies of news articles to the committee and a
status report on their work progress.
b. Project Updates
Karen Capps, Economic Development Coordinator, provided a report on several
prospects and projects. Karen stated that Baywood Medical Clinic should be issued a
building permit early next week.
Roof and interior wall repairs are currently underway to the former Crafts, Etc. building.
Karen is working with two prospects to fill this vacancy.
The new tax abatement project, Project 2003-2, is scheduled for a June 16 Public Hearing
which is necessary to establish the reinvestment zone for the property. The tax abatement
agreement between the City and the applicant is scheduled for consideration by City
Council on their July 7, 2003 agenda.
8. Adiournment. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10 a.m.